California authorities say Walmart, the country's largest retailer, continues to dump hazardous waste in landfills despite a previous enforcement action.
dozen district attorneys alleges Walmart has dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste, plus confidential customer information, in California landfills each year over the last five years.
In a statement, a Walmart spokesperson called the lawsuit “unjustified” and said the company has been meeting the obligations of a 2010 court-supervised settlement to better manage how it disposes of waste.“The state is demanding a level of compliance regarding waste disposal from our stores of common house-hold products and other items that goes beyond what is required by law,” said the spokesperson Jacquelyn Cook. “We intend to defend the company.
The lawsuit filed Monday alleges that nearly 60 inspections of Walmart trash compactors in 13 counties, dating to 2015, continued to find hazardous waste, medical waste and “customer records with personal information.” “When one person throws out a battery or half-empty hairspray bottle, we may think that it’s no big deal,” state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said in a statement. “But when we’re talking about tens of thousands of batteries, cleaning supplies, and other hazardous waste, the impact to our environment and our communities can be huge.”
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